Grilled Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken tortilla soup is one of my favorite kinds of soup. If I had to pick 3 top picks I’m pretty sure it would make the cut. Lately I’ve been getting chicken tortilla soup almost weekly at a local restaurant on our way home from the beach. But I request grilled chicken instead of the traditional shredded chicken and it’s soooo much better. So I decided I better recreate my own chicken tortilla soup and use grilled chicken and grilled corn. Then of course load in the avocado because avocado (or guacamole) is a must in chicken tortilla soup!

Grilling the corn is optional, you definitely can use frozen corn as well but since I already had fresh corn on hand and had the grill going for the chicken I decided to grill the corn as well. And if you love spicy soup feel free to leave the seeds in the jalapenos. I would if I weren’t feeding it to my kids for dinner. I’m still slowly sneaking in the spicy foods in hopes that someday they’ll be able to tolerate plenty.

Then if you want to be fancy serve it with tortilla strips because they look nice (I found them by the croutons at the store), but honestly tortilla chips taste the exact same and they’re a lot cheaper so why not use those? Plus I alwayyys keep tortilla chips on hand. Bare necessities. You can even make your own strips too by frying sliced tortillas in oil or brushing lightly with oil and baking until crisp. And another side note, if you want to stretch the soup you could add in black beans and a little more broth to get more out of it.

If you were wondering about the random 1 tsp sugar in the recipe I added it because 1/4 tsp of it helps the chicken char a little better on the grill. Then the other 3/4 tsp is just to balance out those charred flavors in the soup plus the tartness of the lime. And though the sour cream and cheese aren’t pictured here I wouldn’t recommend leaving them out, they add key flavors. Also, go with the full amount of cilantro. It may seem like a lot but it blends in. It’s all so much goodness in one bowlful of soup!

Aria Smith: It looks so delicious and tasty!! Thanks for sharing delicious and tasty soup recipe!! July 17, 2017 at 3:29amReply

Bekah: Would I be able to freeze this soup? September 8, 2017 at 10:54pmReply

Jennifer: Perfect!!! I took shortcuts. Steamed the corn on the cob and used Tysons pre-grilled chicken to speed the process but this recipe is perfect!! September 21, 2017 at 5:46pmReply

Jaclyn: So glad you liked it! And great shortcuts. :) September 22, 2017 at 10:39amReply

shelby: how is this with Veggie Stock vs Chicken?, we have a Vegan in the house, and I was hoping to try this as a build your own, having the soup base be vegan and the chicken as an add-on for the rest of us. October 29, 2017 at 12:22pmReply

j pertu: This one looks so good and tasty!
I made this soup yesterday for lunch! Thanks for the recipe you shared. November 23, 2017 at 2:31amReply

Jaclyn: So glad you loved it! Thanks for the review! November 27, 2017 at 12:06pmReply

Bob: I followed most of recipe,except I used Anaheim chili’s instead of jalapeños. I also added chicken taco seasoning and black beans, turned out excellent! I like to only use fresh cilantro at serving so you can use as much as you want. January 10, 2018 at 7:23pmReply

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